Flyers Open Rookie Camp on September 7

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that their Rookie Camp at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey, will open on Monday, September 7 with 29 rookies and prospects expected to be in attendance. The camp will run a total of five days and conclude with a game between the Flyers rookies and the Washington Capitals rookies on Friday, September 11, at 3:00 p.m.

Among the players participating in this Rookie Camp are first-round draft pick James van Riemsdyk (2007) and defensemen Kevin Marshall, who signed an NHL entry level contract in July of 2008, and Marc-Andre Bourdon, who signed an NHL entry level contract back in July of this year.

On-Ice practices during Rookie Camp are scheduled in two sessions. The first session will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon, while the second session will run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day from September 8 through 10. Both sessions are open to the public and free of charge.